AIPS HELP file for OPTYPE in 31DEC25
As of Mon Dec 9 12:51:29 2024
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OPTYPE
Type: Adverb (String*4)
Use: To specify the operation to be used by a task or verb. This
adverb is similar to OPCODE and is used to avoid having everything
use OPCODE. See the task help files for the meaning of allowed
values which are listed here. A listed value of ' ' generally
means anything else causes a default operation.
Null Value: ' ' but interpretation depends on task or verb.
Verbs:
COPIXEL.......Convert between physical and pixel coordinate values.
' ', 'PIXE'
EPOCONV.......Convert between J2000 and B1950 coordinates.
' ', '1950'
Procedures:
VLBAMPHC......Applies VLBARUN calibration to additional phase stopping
centers. 'CONT', 'PSEU', 'SPEC', 'LINE'
VLBARUN.......Applies amplitude and phase calibration procs to VLBA
data. 'CONT', 'PSEU', 'SPEC', 'LINE'
VLBASNPL......Plots selected contents of SN or CL files.
'PHAS','AMP ','DELA','RATE','DDLY'
VLBDDT........Verification tests using simulated data. 'ALL', '1',
'2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8'
Tasks:
ATLOD.........Reads ATCA data in RPFITS format into AIPS.
'LOAD', 'LIST', 'SUMM', 'SYSC'
ATMCA.........Determines delay/phase gradient from calibrator
observations. 'PHAS', 'MDEL'
BLSUM.........Sums images over irregular sub-images, displays spectra.
' ', 'WEIG', 'WEI2'
BPPLT.........Plots selected contents of bandpass (BP) files versus
time.
BPWAY.........Determines channel-dependent relative weights.
' ', 'SORC'
BSGEO.........Beam-switched Az-El image to RA-Dec image translation.
'-SIN', '-TAN', '-ARC', '-NCP', '-STG', '-AIT', '-GLS',
'-MER'
BSGRD.........Task to image beam-switched single-dish data.
'-SIN', '-TAN', '-ARC', '-NCP', '-STG', '-AIT', '-GLS',
'-MER', '-CAR', '-MOL', '-PAR'
CCRES.........Removes or restores a CC file to a map with a Gaussian
beam. 'SUB', 'ADD', 'S+A', 'ADDP', 'S+AP',
'SGAU'. 'AGAU'
CLCOP.........Copy CL/SN file calibration between polarizations or IFs.
'R2L', 'L2R', 'SWIT', 'AVER'
CLINV.........Copy CL/SN file inverting the calibration.
' ', 'PHAS', 'AMPL'
CLOSE.........Plots closure phase or amplitude spectra averaged over
closures. 'PHAS', 'AMP '
DELZN.........Determines residual atmosphere depth at zenith and clock
errors. 'MDEL', 'PHAS', 'DISP', 'RATE'
DIFUV.........Outputs the difference of two matching input uv data
sets. ' ', 'DIV'
DTCHK.........Task to check results of a test using simulated data.
'DE;A', 'RATE', 'PHAS', 'AMP'
ELFIT.........Plots/fits selected contents of SN, TY, SY, PC or CL
files. 'PHAS','AMP ','DELA','RATE', 'TSYS','SUM',
'DOPL','SNR ', 'MDEL','TANT','ATM ','GEO ','CCAL',
'DDLY','REAL','IMAG', 'IFR ','PDIF','PSUM','PGN ',
'PON ','POFF','PSYS','PDGN','PSGN','POWR','PODB','MULT'
ELINT.........Determines and removes gain dependence on elevation.
' ', 'AMP', 'AMPL', 'AMPT', (?) 'DELA'
FGCNT.........Counts samples comparing two flag tables.
' ', 'ANTE', 'ANIF'
FINDR.........Find normal values for a uv data set.
' ', 'TIME', 'VDIF', 'VRFI'
FITLD.........Reads FITS files to load images or UV (IDI or UVFITS)
data to disk. ' ', 'UV', 'IM'
FIXAN.........Fixes the contents of the ANtenna extension file.
'WRNG', 'CENT', 'SURF' no default
FLAGR.........Edit data based on internal RMS, amplitudes, weights.
'TIME', 'RFI', 'HIST', 'ANTE', 'GAIN','VDIF', 'VRFI',
FLATN.........Re-grid multiple fields into one image incl sensitivity.
' ', 'NOIS', 'WEIG'
FLOPM.........Reverses the spectral order of UV data, can fix VLA
error. ' ', 'VLAE', 'IFTO', 'IFON'
HAFIX.........Recomputes u,v,w when time is hour angle (UVdata is
output of TI2HA). ' ', 'DELT'
HOLGR.........Read & process holography visibility data to telescope
images. 'PFOC', 'SUBR'
HOLOG.........Read & process holography visibility data to telescope
images. 'SUBR', 'SURP', 'PFOC'
IMVIM.........Plots one image's values against another's.
'PTS', 'BINC', 'BIN'
ISPEC.........Plots and prints spectrum of region of a cube.
'FLUX', 'LGFL', 'LNFL', 'FDER', 'AVER','LGAV','LNAV',
'ADER'. 'XLGF', 'XLGA'
LISTR.........Prints contents of UV data sets and assoc. calibration
tables. 'MATX','LIST','GAIN','SCAN','EFST','SEFD'
MBDLY.........Fits multiband delays from IF phases, updates SN table.
' ', 'DISP'
MFIMG.........Image the Earth magnetic field model or TEC data used
by TECOR. TYpe of magnetic field model: ' ', 'IGRF'
MFPRT.........Prints MF tables in a format needed by modelling
software. ' ', 'USER', 'LIST', 'STAR', 'STDE'
MODAB.........Makes simple absorption/emission spectral-line image in
I/V. ' ', 'EMIT'
MODIM.........Adds images of model objects to image cubes in IQU
polarization. 'SLAB', 'GAUS', 'EXP '
OBPLT.........Plot columns of an OB table. OPTYPE is the Y column
to be plotted.
PATGN.........Task to create a user specified test or primary-beam
pattern. 'VLA', 'ATCA', 'EVLA, 'JVLA'
PBEAM.........Fits the analytic function to the measured values of the
beam. ' ', 'ELLI', 'SIMU'
PCDIV.........Scales pulse-cal amplitudes by Tsys or Psum
PCFIT.........Finds delays and phases using a pulse-cal (PC) table.
' ', 'TOTA'
PCVEL.........Shifts spectral-line UV data to a given velocity: planet
version. ' ', 'HELI', 'SUN', 'LSR', 'GEOC'
PDPLT.........Plots selected contents of PD tables.
'PHAS', 'AMP', 'A&P'
PRTAC.........Prints contents and summaries of the accounting file.
' ', Y2K', 'INIT'
PRTSY.........Task to print statistics from the SY table.
' ', 'DIFS','SUMS','TSYS', 'RMS', DRMS','SRMS','TRMS'
REAMP.........Scale visibility amplitudes by IF- or subarray-dependent
factor. 'IF', 'SUBA'
REWAY.........Computes weights based in rms in spectra. ' ', MEDI'
REWGT.........Modifies UV data re-scaling the weights only.
'IF', 'SUBA', 'FILE'
RGBMP.........Task to create an RGB image from the 3rd dim of an image.
;SUM', 'CLIP', 'CLIS', 'OPTD', 'OPT2', 'POPT', and 'POP2'
RMSD..........Calculate rms for each pixel using data in a box around
the pixel. 'ROBS', 'HIST'
RMTFC.........Convolves rotation measure transfer function with various
slab models. 'BOX1', 'BOX2', 'GAUS', 'GAU2'
RSPEC.........Plots and prints spectrum of rms of a cube.
' ', 'LOW', 'MEDI'
SDGRD.........Task to select and image random-position single-dish
data. '-SIN', '-TAN', '-ARC', '-NCP', '-STG', '-AIT',
'-GLS', '-MER', '-CAR', '-MOL', '-PAR'
SDIMG.........Task to select and image random-position single-dish
data. '-SIN', '-TAN', '-ARC', '-NCP', '-STG', '-AIT',
'-GLS', '-MER', '-CAR', '-MOL', '-PAR'
SDMOD.........Modifies single-dish UV data with model sources.
' '. 'IMAG'
SETFC.........Makes a BOXFILE for input to IMAGR. ' ', 'USEF'
SETJY.........Task to enter source info into source (SU) table.
' ', 'SPEC','CALC','VCAL','VANT','REJY','REVL','RESE'
SHOUV.........Displays uv data in various ways. ;CLOS','SPEC',AVIF'
SNBLP.........Plots selected contents of SN or CL files on a baseline
basis. 'PHAS','AMP ','DELA','RATE','REAL','IMAG','MULT'
SNFIT.........Fits parabola to SN amplitudes and plots result.
'PODB', 'POWR', 'AMP'
SNFLG.........Writes flagging info based on the contents of SN files.
'JUMP', 'AMP', 'A&P', 'DELA'
SNIFS.........Plots selected contents of SN, TY, SY, PC or CL files by
IF. 'AMP ','PHAS','REAL','IMAG','DELA','RATE','SNR',
'DOPL','TSYS','TANT','ATM ','PDIF','PSUM','PGN','PON',
'POFF','PSYS','SAMP'
SNPLT.........Plots selected contents of SN, SY, TY, PC or CL files
versus time. 'PHAS','AMP ','DELA','RATE','TSYS','SUM',
'DOPL','SNR ','MDEL','TANT','ATM ','GEO ','CCAL','DDLY',
'REAL','IMAG','IFR ','PDIF','PSUM','PGN','PON','POFF',
'PSYS','PDGN','PSGN','POWR','PODB','RPHS','RDLY'.
'MULT'
SNRMS.........Print statistics for selected contents of SN, SY, TY,
PC or CL files. same as SNPLT
SPFIX.........Makes cube from input to and output from SPIXR spectral
index. ' ', 'CURV'
SPIXR.........Fits spectral indexes to each row of an image incl
curvature. ' ', 'CURV'
SPRMS.........Plots spectral statistics of a selected subset of a uv
data set. 'AMP', 'PHAS', 'REAL', 'IMAG', 'SAMP', 'AUTO'
SYPRT.........Task to print values from the SY table.
'DIFS','PDIF','SUMS','PSUM','TSYS','PSYS' no default
SYSOL.........Undoes and re-does nominal sensitivity application for
Solar data. ' ', 'PGN'
SYVSN.........Plots selected SY/TY data with SN solution values versus
time. 'PSYS', 'PSUM', 'PDIF', 'TSYS', 'TANT'
TABED.........Task to edit tables.
TAFLG.........Flags data in a Table extension file.
'COPY','ADD ','MULT','DIV ','REPL','CLIP','DELE','UFLG'
'KEY '
TEPLT.........Plots selected contents of TE (TECOR) parameter tables.
'TIME', 'HA', 'AZ', 'ZA','AZIO', 'ZAIO', 'DLON',
'DLAT', 'BX', 'BY', 'BZ','TECP', 'MAG', TEC','IFR',
'MULT' sets Y axis
TVHUI.........Make TV image from images of intensity, hue, saturation.
' '. 'LUT'
TYAPL.........Undoes and re-does nominal sensitivity application.
' ', 'PGN', 'CL', 'CLP'
TYCOP.........Copy TY or SY table calibration between IFs.
' ', 'R', 'L', 'R2L', 'L2R', 'AR2L', 'AL2R'
TVSPX.........Fits spectral indexes to each image row, allows
interactive edit.
UVAVG.........Average or merge a sorted (BT, TB) uv database.
' ', 'CROS', 'AUTO'
UVHOL.........Prints holography data from a UV data base with
calibration. ' ', 'HOLG', 'PLOT'
UVRMS.........Computes statistics of a selected subset of a uv data
set. 'AMP','PHAS','REAL','IMAG',AUTO','SAMP'
VPLOT.........Plots uv data and model from CC file. ' ', 'AUTO'
WETHR.........Plots selected contents of WX tables, flags data based on
WX. 'TEMP','PRES','DEWP','WVEL','WDIR','WGUS','PREC',
'H2OC','IONC','RHUM','CH2O','KZOP','QZOP','WCOS','WSIN',
'DDEP', 'MULT', 'FLAG'
XMOM..........Fits one-dimensional moments to each row of an image.
' ', 'NBIV', 'MAX'
ZAMAN.........Fits 1-dimensional Zeeman model to absorption-line data.
' ', '2SID', 'GAUS'
ZEMAN.........Fits 1-dimensional Zeeman model to data.
' ', '2SID', 'GAUS'
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